Sixth Street reopens after crane lifts dumpster

Friday

Jan 18, 2013 at 2:17 PMJan 19, 2013 at 8:59 AM

Dumpster loaded with construction waste blocks roadway for two hours

Sixth Street was reopened to traffic Friday afternoon after a crane was used to lift a roll-off dumpster full of construction was that fell off a truck on Sixth Street at Emmons Park Drive.The accident occurred about noon.

A truck was turning left off Emmons to northbound Sixth when the dumpster's load caused it to fall from the truck.Workers said a large amount of concrete had apparently bee placed on one side of the dumpster.A larger crane was called to the scene to lift it after its contents had been transferred to another roll-off dump.

The crane righted the dumpster, then lifted it and a flatbed truck backed under it to remove it.Sixth was blocked for about two hours and was reopened about 2 p.m., just in time for parents to pick up their kids from school.